The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-20
IN ANSWER TO STOLL.
THE TRIAL JUSTICES DEFENSE
CALLS FORTH POINTED REPLIES.
The Citizens of Florence Demand His

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The Citizens of F1cronce Demand His
| Removal on Account of His Treat
! ment ofthc Savannah Burglar-War-
ner's Mother-!r-Law Defends Her
Daughters Name.
The arrest of Warner, the burglar, his
detention by Trial Justice Stoll, and tho cir
! cumstances connected with his delivery by
Stoll to Sheriff Roman, have called forth q
spirited controversy between Stoll and some
| of the citizens of Florence, S. c., who do
not view the case as he does His letter in
justification of himself was published in
| the MORNING NEWS some days ago, and be-
| low are two letters in answer to it:
FLORENCE, Sept 10. 1887.
Edttor NeWs and Courier: notice cofumu
ncaton in this days issue over the signature OF
g. Med. Stoll Trial Justice at this place. If the
statements were facts | should have nothing to
say in the matter, but as nay name is used in
connection with the transactions that occurred
at the railroad depot on the night the cracks.
man Warner was delivered to Sheriff Roman, of
Savannah, ask the use of your columns to put
matters in their true light.
In personal interview with Joseph j. Nc
| Gown, who purchased the pistol from Warner,
he says he did not hear Warner tell Ston to
| spend his money for anything, but told him
that he would sell the pistol to procure for him
self the neceSsaries for his comfort while in
prison, as he had no other money.
AS regards the meal and refreshments fur
nished Warner on the night he left for Savan-
Dah they were furnished by citizen of the
town, who supplied the prisoners wants in
! pure spirit of philanthrophy, as the prisoner
said he was weak and hungry from want of
food The prisoner complained that he had had
no attention paid to his actual wants whilst in
the guard house, that he suffered for want Of
water and was not even furnished with single
blanket, but had to sleep upon damp brick
| floor.
am also at a loss to understand his (Stolls)
allusion to his being surrounded by political
enemies, as am sure the gentlemen on the plat
| form at the depot were all good citizens of the
| town, and all good Democrats Where the
political enemies come in, | am at a loss to i'm
agine.
The caterer, Ed Howell, who supplied War
ner with all the rations he had while in the
| guard house, told citizen that he had received
| 81 so for six meals furnished the prisoner dur
| ing his stay here
And as an additional fact, have now in my
| possession petition signed by 100 of our most
reliable citizens, praying the Governor to re-
move the said Stoll from office forthwith, as the
| manner in which the office is now administered
| is disgrace to the State and reflection on this
community to submit to it any longer. Yours
| truly WILLIAM QUIRK.
| The second letter is from disinterested
| witness of the affair in question. 1t is as
| follows:
FLORENCE, S. c., Sept II, 1887.
| Editor ofthe Ne,cs and Courier As a disin
| terested witness to the scenes enacted upon the
passenger platform on last Saturday night
| when Warner the burglar, was turned over to
| Sheriff Roman, wish to correct one or two
errors made by Mr. Stcll in his communication
to the Netrs aud Courier of Sept. 10.
| With the matter of Overcharges etc, / have
| nothing to do. That and the charge of robbing
] the prisoner have been sufficiently aired. Mr.
Stoll, in his letter, refers to the crowd at the
| depot as the little mob" This little mob"
1 ~ tlaA
| trains, several conductors, besides other EN-
| ployes of the railroad, and several respectable
citizens of the town, whose moral social and
| financial standing is far above that of the man
| who calls them little mob"
| Mr.. Stool acknowledges carrying a concealed
weapon on the occasion, and claims that he
drew it in self-defense. II the fact of judicial
officer carrying a concealed weapon and draw
ing it indiscrinIinately upon any one who sees
| fit to critcise his official conduct were not so
serious a matter, this statement would be
laughable indeed.
| Capt Ouirk the gentleman upon whom Mr.
Stoll drew his weapon, was only one among
| many who censured Mr.. Stoll's conduct in TAX
| ing the money of the prisoner and charging it
| for meals furnished him while in prison. Mr..
| Stoll, who seemed about half drunk. took ex-
| cepton at Capt. Quirk's remarks, and followed
him across the platform, demanding retrac-
| ton. This Capt. Quirk refused to make. After
| Mr. StolI had followed him some distance, Capt
Quirk put down his lantern and, turning around
| so as to face Mr.. Stoli, repeated the assertion
| that taking the money for the purpose claimed
| was nothing but stealing, and if Stoll did not
| like it he could get any satisfaction he wanted
| Thereupon Trial Justice Stoll drew a revolver
| from his hip pocket and presenting it to Capt.
| Quirk's breast, threatened to shoot him. Qurk
| stood his ground, however, and Stoll had to put
| his pistol back.
| This is a true account of the occurrence as
can be abundantly proven, if the testimony Of
| the little mob" is worth anything.
| THos. H. HARLLEE, in.
In addition to the above the Ne,os and
| Courier, takes the matter up editorially,
and calls for an official investigation of
| Justice Stoll's conduct. But Florence is
not the only place where Warner is exciting
interest. Jacksonville, Fla, is interested
| in him too, and his mother -in-law is now
| denying the truth of one his statements
concerning her daughter.
| When Warner was questioned by Sheriff
| Roman, he said, among other things, that
he was not married To NetoS reporter
who knew Of the circumstances, another
tale was first told, but when
| he saw that it was not
believed, he changed the story. He admit
ted to the reporter that he was married,
and said he hoped his wife would not hear
of his trouble. Mrs. Laidlaw, his mother
| in-law, was seen at the Maytiower House,
Jacksonville, Sunday, by a newspaper re-
porter, and when told about the statement
made by j. D. Warner, alias Adams, alias
G.. W. Adams, alias a half dozen other
names, that he was not married to her
daughter, she exclaimed: THAT is lie.
| have the marriage certificate, which was
given by the minister, and can prove by
| witnesses who were present, that they were
married, and married in lawful manner,
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